Remember the Subaru XV GT Edition? It’s available now

Any version of the XV will always look good in orange.PHOTO FROM SUBARU

Back in April, Motor Image Pilipinas teased visitors of the 2019 Manila International Auto Show with an interesting car called the Subaru XV GT Edition. Essentially a spruced-up XV crossover with special features, this version has been given the bodykit treatment by former Subaru chief designer Masahiko Kobayashi, with the aero kit parts manufactured by Giken Co. Ltd.

Well, the distributor has just announced that the vehicle is now officially available for sale at authorized Subaru showrooms. The price? P1,768,000, which is P50,000 higher than the P1,718,000 figure floated during MIAS 2019. To be fair, MIP is honoring its word by selling the XV GT to early buyers at the originally quoted price tag. The press statement sent to us says this introductory offer applies to “the first batch of releases.”

Vernon is the founder and editor-in-chief of VISOR. He has been an automotive journalist for 24 years. He became one by serendipity, walking into the office of a small publishing company and applying for a position he had no idea was for a local car magazine. The rest, as they say, is rock and roll. He writes the column ‘Spoiler’.